News Archive

KCL continuously invests in its testing, research and development facilities. The most recent updated achievement involves CTMP.

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KCL’s new curtain coating unit has been taken successfully in operation and customer trials have been started 

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Join us at the PulPaper 2018 exhibition in Helsinki, Finland, May 29-31 •••

As part of KCL’s goal to expand its wide range of pilot services, KCL has acquired a complete curtain coating unit. In late November 2017 an agreement was concluded by KCL to purchase the curtain coating unit from PTS. Accordingly, PTS structural changes included the closure of its pilot coater in Munich, Germany. •••

 

KCL has been fully approved as an ISO level 3 optical calibration service laboratory, effective November 10, 2017

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AFRC in cooperation with KCL and University of Jyväskylä will organize the 10th Fundamental Mechanical Pulp Research Seminar (FMPRS) on June 13-14 2017 in Jyväskylä Finland. •••

Oy Keskuslaboratorio – Centrallaboratorium Ab, in late May 2016, The Finnish Accreditation Service (FINAS) awarded accreditation to testing laboratory T295 at KCL

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KCL is strengthening its pulping and stock preparation services with research alliance with A. Fredrikson Research & Consulting Oy

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Maiju Aikala D.Sc. (Tech) is joining KCL in the beginning of March 2016. She will work as Development Manager in the KCL Laboratory. •••

Ville Henttonen has been appointed as Customer Service Manager of Coating and Calendering test trials •••

KCL is rebuilding its pilot paper machine.  The foam forming paper machine is ready for customer trials early next year.

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KCL expanded its portfolio of operational services with the acquisition of the fiber and paper laboratory  in Espoo from Labtium Oy

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Mr. Erkki Salmi M.Sc. (Eng) will join KCL in February 2015 as Customer Service Manager •••

KCL installs new 4-colour Kodak Prosper Imprinting Line

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KCL PILOTING NEWS

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KCL has invested in a Metso PaperLab, an automated paper testing laboratory

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KCL has invested in a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD-74 sheet-fed offset press. This modern press will be in full operation in April 2012.

 

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KCL made in collaboration with Kodak an advertisement video, which can be viewed on Youtube.

 

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KCL hosted an Inkjet event to introduce its latest investment acquisition, the Kodak Versamark VL 2000 and Prosper S10 printheads in line with heatset webpress. 

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Kodak VL 2000, Prosper S10 print heads to our existing heatset press and Hunkeler cutting line are now installed and ready for trials.   •••

New Kodak VL 2000 is now installed and we start to practice with it.

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KCL Pilot Plant continues its work in Pilot Plant operations. We develop our
methods and equipment continuously. Therefore we are happy to announce the next steps in our inkjet and heatset printing. •••

On June 15, 2009, KCL's research and development activities and the KCL Laboratory at Otaniemi, Espoo will transfer to VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. •••